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great talk, thanks!

Is it possible for the public to visit to see the vehicles, like other museums?

I don't suppose the Weald Foundation has found any original material on the 35+ armoured cars built in Sudan in the late 1930s and others built there during WWII? They served with some distinction in the East African Campaign and even made an appearance in Libya supporting the LRDG. Bovington appears to have nothing. Given that they are essentially part of British armoured history, the lack of information on them is a little surprising. Any ideas?

My former Swiss ex-G13 was built using parts made during the war, the majority marked with the three letter Nazis manufacturer's code. In fact the front glacis plate had the code for Ruhstahl, indicating the body was made in Germany. Ergo, I think the Czech factory was unable to produce the bodies. Regarding the muzzle brake... The prototype vehicle had a muzzle brake, I can speak with some authority as to why the original German versions had no brake. Look at the vehicles "Angle of Approach." Run a ruler along the image here of the front edge of the track up toward the muzzle. A muzzle brake, if installed, will extend beyond the edge of the ruler or angle of approach of the vehicle. As a former crew on the Patton Museum's Hetzer that had the brake removed so as to resemble a wartime German vehicle, we were moving down a slight incline. We were going to drive to the road beyond. Result was that we impaled the gun's muzzle into the embankment (ditch) of the road beyond stalling the vehicle. Because of this impediment to the vehicle's maneuverability, the Germans chose to ditch the muzzle brake. The Swiss, following the war, chose to specify the addition of a muzzle brake as it is said to reduce the strain on the recoil mechanism by some 10%. The Swiss apparently preferred longevity. I've been told that the Swiss plans for the G13 was to drive them on the road to defensive prepared positions. A further item I wish to point out are the three steel cylindrical bosses welded on top the crew area. Each has a cap that is threaded onto the bosses to keep dirt out. The bosses are about 3" in diameter and a couple inches high. What are they far you might ask. Look at a Bergpanzer, the repair Hetzer. It came with a three point hoist. Those bosses are for installing a Berg's hoist onto the Jagdpanzer 38T. Ingeniously, you could then use the hoist attached to your own vehicle to affect repairs, while the Berghetzer could be employed elsewhere, perhaps to recover a disabled Hetzer? Feel free to contact the founder of the US WWII Historical Re-enactment Society regarding Hetzers. I may well be the most experienced Hetzer driver in the USA with some twenty years experience. .

actually, you know what might work on this tank, a VR headset attached to a small camera which is mounted just inside the driver's visor slot. I wonder.

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I think it is a great idea to leave the hole. But looking at it, i just felt sad for the crew 😞

You should do a comparison with the Ural sidecar motorcycles presently being produced in Kazakstan.

995 Haag Forge

Totall cooler than the Tesla

86578 Deangelo Track

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8197 Adams Squares

766 Larkin Skyway

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Thanks! The directional/signal markers on these German Sd. Kfz's confused me as to what it was while building model kits. It looks like some kind of side mirror by today's standard. Now I know how the work! These are so cool looking. I wouldn't think twice if I saw something like that on the battlefield today. Are they a rough ride, or not too bad? I always imagine these types of vehicles as slightly better than driving a tractor as far as ride and comfort.😅

Love these old sidecar bikes, very versatile and useful in the field.

Ah yes the speedy car😁

I wonder if Jim still has the XR Harley

My father, at the time a very young field gunner subaltern, landed in Normandy in late June '44 with 53rd (Welsh) Division. In the chaos of Falaise, following the capture of Caen, he found and took for his own use a Wehrmacht motorcycle and sidecar. He didn't say whether it was a BMW or a Zundapp, but he was very impressed by its technical specification: 2wd, a reverse gear and branches from the exhaust across the handlebar to keep the hands warm. He had it painted khaki and kept it (and a German side arm, which he preferred to his issued weapon) right up to the Rhine crossing, when a new CO ordered that no further enemy equipment be used. He spent a lot of that campaign going ahead of the battery to find locations for the guns and the CP. He said the motorcycle was ideal for that, particularly in the extremely cold winter of 1944/45 through Belgium and the Netherlands. He is now long dead, but I still recall his boyish enthusiasm when he described the machine. He was quite cross to be ordered to abandon it. He was still cross fifty years later.

Awesome!

Fed up with my comments being deleted on your channel. Any particular reason for this? I said nothing offensive.

Amazing work - as to be expected from the Weald Foundation. Where do these vehicles go, or what happens to them?

Congratulations!

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Bravo, frens! High quality work as usual

That came out great

I enjoyed the trivial little details, such as the lubricated wheels, the paint sampling, the fact that the panels weren't cut in metric dimensions. While it certainly lacks modern amenities, the FT was THE genesis of the modern tank. And, modern vehicles notwithstanding, it had a very long service life.

Great job 👏

I seen a 222 on sale on Facebook marketplace for $60k... I didn't get it, sadly. 😭 ☕🐝🇺🇸

Didn’t show much when you just focused on the person talking.

Ummm, not trying to rain on your parade but there is a second one of these vehicles in the Tank Museum at Hudson, Massachusetts.

JAGD!!!🤤🤤🤤🤤

What exactly was wrong with the Jagd Panther steering, when the Tiger steering has a small steering wheel and was easily driven. It doesn’t make sense.

Your channel is a bit of a disappointment to be honest. You show very little, if anything of the restoration work, making it rather a redundant effort on your behalf. I'm sure the people restoring these vehicles are true craftsman, it's just a pity you don't actually put any effort in to showcasing what processes they go through (unless of course you wish to membership to your web page for a ridiculous sum of money) to restore these vehicles. Maybe take a page from the Australian Armour and Artillery youtube channel.

Im Krieg baut man Fahrzeuge für einen bestimmten zweck und doch keine Designikonen... Welchen Zweck hat also diese besondere Form?

Diesel Punk Batman would love that thing

Bravo Michael.

Very cool!

Jagdpanther in the background

So nice hearing that original petrol sound. Most restorations use a modern v8 or diesel engine (Understandably why of course), but nothing beats the sound of an original engine.

Wonderful video, thanks for sharing. Great job bringing the vehicle back to life to show living history.

He's right...we don't have long on this Earth...and I get the bit about leaving a legacy. I started rebuilding WW2 vehicles when I was well into my 40s...a bit late on the scene...but I'm determined to get my 4 back on the roads before I kick the bucket..

The only model of its type in the World....that's rare...

Nice, to see 1 saved, I spent a while playing Wargames sending those off to "Find" the Enemy, not many were used twice, maybe that's why they are Rare ...

Similar to the one's used in South Africa with V shaped anti mine hull🤔

Is this a Cybertruck?

looking forward to seeing more🙂

Ein Wunderschönes Stück! Danke für die Restaurierung und das Video. Allzeit gute Fahrt damit.